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Providence Deputy Assistant Fire Chief Robert Jackson said firefighters rushed to the Elmwood Avenue apartment building around 2 a.m. and found flames shooting from the roof.
An investigation is underway after a fire broke out in Providence early Wednesday morning.
The fire is the latest in a string of issues for the scrap metal yard. ... Crews with the Providence Fire Department were called to the riverfront site of Recycled Metals at 11:35 p.m. Wednesday ...
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The fire, from its inception, was caught on videotape by cameraman Brian Butler for WPRI-TV of Providence, and the beginning of that tape was released to national news stations. [36] Butler was there for a planned piece on nightclub safety being reported by Jeffrey A. Derderian, a WPRI news reporter who was also a part-owner of The Station. [37]
Fire crews work to extinguish the July 10 fire at the Rhode Island Recycled Metals scrapyard next to the Port of Providence, which sent plumes of smoke billowing over nearby neighborhoods.
January 21 — The first "Great Fire" destroys 37 buildings and leaves many families homeless [23] Providence Marine Corps of Artillery founded. [24] 1802 – Providence Phoenix newspaper begins publication. [25] 1805 — Providence streets receive official names for the first time [23] 1810 Cathedral of St. John built. [2] Population: 10,071. [23]
The Outlet Company was formed in 1891 when brothers Joseph and Leon Samuels opened a department store at 176 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence. Known as The Outlet , it quickly became a Providence landmark to the point of occupying an entire city block and attracting shoppers from all over southern New England .